Big Fat Gypsy Weddings star Paddy Doherty has opened up about a recent cancer scare.

Doctors warned the 52-year-old that he could be dead within months after suspecting that he had prostate cancer. The fears were sparked following the discovery of blood in Doherty's urine when he collapsed with pneumonia last Christmas.

Doherty, who nearly died after being attacked by fellow traveller Johnny Joyce, confirmed that he had been given the all-clear following surgery on Wednesday.

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Referring to numerous other tragedies to befall his family since Gypsy filming wrapped - such as the suicide of his 22-year-old nephew last June and his wife Roseanne's recent health problems - Doherty stated: "It has been an unbelievable time... The past few months I've nearly died and I've watched my wife, who means more to me than every breath in my body, collapse.

"The night after I got the results, me and my wife just cuddled like children. I feel reborn."